Gwenright Nutrition

Gwenright Nutrition Women’s health nutritionist, helping women thrive after 35

10/01/2026

💫 Thrive with me ❤️

Enough of not hydrating, too much alcohol, going to bed late. Nothing I’m going to tell you is super sexy, I am not an influencer and I really just want more people to understand that there is so much you can for yourself!

Start prioritizing your health now - because future you will thank you!

When I’m 80, I want :
💊 no medications
🚽 to be able to go to the toilet alone
✈️ to travel
🌊 swim in the sea
🫂 hang out with friends
🍽️ eat and enjoy good food
💃 move my body with joy

Do any of these resonate? They are totally doable - my own parents are living proof that it can happen. You do not need to be on a cocktail of medications and stuck on your couch.

Start by following me, I have some very exciting things coming in the next couple of weeks to help you implement simple and sustainable habits, evidence based and taken from over 10 years of clinical experience ❤️

For today, make the choice to start just one thing consistently - that you’ve been putting off. And tell me what that is (for accountability) below 👇

28/12/2025

💫 Feed your gut this holiday season!

The gut microbiome (all those bacteria living in your gut!) changes really quickly in response to your diet - some studies suggest even after 24 hours (though meaningful change does take longer - but even a week of more fiber has a significant impact).

You don’t need to suddenly jump to 50g fiber a day. In fact, don’t! You might have a serious case of constipation, worse bloating and gas and more… so introduce it slowly!

Maybe try adding a tsp of milled seeds to your breakfast, swap half your rice for quinoa and have some baked beans with your eggs instead of toast.

You can also try this curry (I added some chicken for our daughter and she really liked it), I have some frozen for a day I really don’t want to cook!

Chickpea curry
Allow an hour for this - would probably do great in the slow cooker too!

Ingredients
- 1 heaped tsp Ginger paste
- 1 heaped tsp garlic paste
- 4 tbsp curry paste (I used mild)
- Coconut and sesame seed oil
- 1 tin coconut milk
- 1 small onion
- 1 courgette
- 2 carrots
- 1 small sweet potato
- 1 tin chickpeas
- 2 heaped tbsp peanut butter
- 3 big handfuls spinach
- Salt
- Water

Method
1. add 1 heaped tsp coconut oil and a drizzle sesame oil into a heated pan
2. Add the ginger, garlic and curry paste and stir for a couple mins at medium heat
3. Add the onion
4. When the onion is soft add diced carrots and sweet potato
5. Add water (roughly 250mls but depends how liquid you want it - I added boiling to speed up the cooking)
6. Stir in the peanut butter
7. Add salt to season to your taste
8. After 5-10mins add the courgette (it takes less time than the other veggies)
9. Simmer for 10mins and add the rinsed chickpeas
10. Simmer for 20-30mins (until the carrots are soft) and add the coconut milk
11. 2-3mins before serving add the spinach and allow it to wilt
Serve with rice or quinoa (I used a pouch from Lidl of mixed quinoa for extra fiber & protein - just don’t heat up in the pouch, plastic!)

21/12/2025

💫 Thriving over Christmas - get outside

I think getting outside is the answer to most things to be honest 🤷🏻‍♀️

☹️ feeling low? Fresh air
😖 feeling frustrated? Fresh air
🤰🏻 feeling bloated? Fresh air
🙄 kids driving you mad? Fresh air
😴 no energy? Fresh air
🤧 got a cold? Fresh air
😰 stressed or overwhelmed? Fresh air

It may be a German thing but fresh air does really help in most situations - headaches is another one?! And if you are lovely, fresh air in company ❤️

Somebody mentioned snow for Christmas - a snowball fight, walk on crunchy snow, what could be better?

So wrap up warm, get the waterproof coats ready and get outside as much as you can this holiday season 🥰 I went for a walk in my beautiful home village of Glengarriff while my kids were at choir practice, check my stories for photos. Wouldn’t see those sitting inside 😂

20/12/2025

💫 Thriving over the holidays

I love that I can take time off to enjoy with family and friends. But I don’t want to feel

- sluggish
- heavy
- bloated

Nor do I want to sacrifice
🎄 celebrations
🎄 all the lovely food
🎄mulled wine, espresso martinis and the lot!

So I’m going to post some tips for you over the next few days to help you avoid the first list. So you can enjoy the second 🥰

Is there anything specifically you struggle with this time of year?

09/12/2025

💫 Coping with winter viruses

There’s a really nasty one going around and you know that most medications won’t help (eg antibiotics) so it’s the old fashioned things and home remedies to the rescue!

😴 Cannot stress this enough - REST - there is a reason you feel exhausted so off to bed. Sleep supports the immune response!

💦 Hydrate - with diminished appetite people often stop drinking but that will make you feel worse, get the water, herbal teas, lemon water etc into you . Hydration reduces symptom severity and helps move blood & lymph to support immune function

❄️ Smoothies and ice pops are brilliant for soothing sore throats and hydration, homemade is best of course but if you can’t, think of even freezing some juice with a little honey in it

🍋 Lemon juice, ginger and honey works so well! I’ve been adding Liposomal vitamin C to mine - remember to add your honey last and don’t boil it!

➡️ Nutrients: Zinc 30mg a day (50mg for short period of time is safe), Selenium 200mcg a day and Vitamin C in 500-100g doses up to 10 times a day (until loose bowels)

🛁 Achy muscles? Try an Epsom salt bath - sweating is also good to help recovery and the magnesium in the Epsom salts is anti-inflammatory

😷 Cough & chesty? Drop some essential oils like frankincense, rosemary and eucalyptus into some castor oil and rub on your chest, it works so well! I use lavender at night and peppermint during the day if there is a headache too

What helps you when you get a virus? Share below to help those that are ill at the moment 👇

💫 Neurodivergence awareness training complete I’m so proud to have completed this training with  It was a really great c...
02/12/2025

💫 Neurodivergence awareness training complete

I’m so proud to have completed this training with It was a really great course that was quite eye opening!

I’ve already put some of what we learned into practice, and have helped some clients who suspect they may be neurodivergent. 2026 will be the year I step more firmly into this area as it’s not only important we are more inclusive but that we also highlight that you may be struggling with nutrition and lifestyle habits because of your ND traits!

💡 The reason I chose this course is because of the potential overlap between chronic fatigue (and pain) with neurodivergent burn out - and if you suspect this may be you, you are exactly the person I want to help!

Watch this space in 2026 ❤️

For now, if you have been recently diagnosed with ADHD, autism or AuADHD, then I see you 🥰 and yes, perimenopause is an even bigger struggle if you are ND, thanks hormones!

01/12/2025

💫 Hydrate - Eat - Caffeinate

Honestly something i talk to so many people about and genuinely, truthfully - the ones that listen ALwAYS report back that they feel better!

Every

Single

Time

🧘‍♀️ Start your day calm, with a hydrated and well fed body and then ☕️

I know I’m talking about all the not so cool simple things, but that is because they work!

Coffee on an empty stomach is also not going to feel great if you have reflux or a sensitive digestive system so really it’s win win.

And yes I do throw black tea in the same category - but I’ll let you away with a herbal tea as I don’t fancy cold water on a winter morning either 😂

Set yourself up for a calmer and less stressful day, go wild even with the food choices (check my previous posts on what to add in) and get yourself a more regulated nervous system without a single supplement.

I’m no longer taking bookings for full nutritional therapy (I’m full up) but have a couple of spaces left for my once off 60 minute sessions so if you’ve got questions about your nervous system, bloods, etc then get in touch 🥰 you can email me at gwenrightnutrition@gmail.com and if you contact me saying COFFE I’ll give you a half price follow up so you’ll only pay €165 instead of €210 for two consultations. Happy Christmas and all that! I have 3 spots open for this offer.

This will check who actually reads my captions 😂

💫 Nourish Now - rather than waiting until January!I get where you are coming from, Christmas isn’t the time to be restri...
25/11/2025

💫 Nourish Now - rather than waiting until January!

I get where you are coming from, Christmas isn’t the time to be restricting, cutting out foods or trying a new therapeutic diet.

‼️ BUT it’s the best time to start adding things in so you will feel so much better in yourself come January!

➡️ Imagine if you started adding more fiber in now, your gut would thank you - you’d feel fuller, for longer

➡️ Imagine if you added more leafy greens now - your liver would be happier and more able to metabolize the extra alcohol

🥳 Imagine if you increased protein (through plants too) - your blood sugar levels would stay more stable and you’d crave sweets less

How I work is not about crazy dad diets or making life altering changes. It’s about long term sustainable changes.

To thrive, always ask “What can I add in”?

❤️ And watch what happens when you start, because you are sending yourself little mini messages of love. Because you matter, and through these little additions you start whispering to your body:

“You are worth it”

Please note that I no longer have space for full nutritional therapy packages for 2025, if you are interested in working with me in 2026, contact me to go on the waiting list. Or you can still see me for one hour sessions for the next 2 weeks 🥰 (limited availability).

19/11/2025

💫 Addition not exclusion

To help you feel your best, stop trying to restrict what you eat and start thinking about what you can add in.

The simplest meals and snacks can easily be made more nutrient dense, more filling, more satiating or tasty by some simple additions.

🤩 Variety is the spice of life, right?!

🫣 What about eating the same thing every day? I know it’s easier, and you are probably already overwhelmed and have total decision fatigue - but that can contribute to the “safe” foods and the old reliables.

🦠 The gut bacteria love a bit of variety though, and our body loves a varied gut microbiome, so try and change it up!

Let’s use some examples for breakfast:
1️⃣ If you love oats or Greek Yoghurt at brekkie add a variety of seeds (flax, h**p, chia, sunflower, pumpkin) and nuts (walnuts, Brazil, almond, pecan, cashew)
2️⃣ If you like an egg based breakfast, add colour (spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, spring onions, red onions, courgette) and serve with a different topping on your favourite sourdough toast (avocado, butter, hummus, nut butter, tahini, chia jam)
3️⃣ If you like a smoothie in the morning then add the seeds and nut butters and vary your fruit - and frozen is perfect (blueberries, strawberries, mango, pineapple, cherries, banana) and why not add some veggies too (avocado, cauliflower, spinach, broccoli, cucumber)

The key thing is that if your shopping list stays the same every week, your pantry and freezer staples don’t change, then you won’t be able to change it up!

➡️ Screenshot this list and add at least 2 different seeds, nuts, fruit and vegetables to your shopping list for your next shop….

…..and thank me later 🤭

🚫 Before you go - did you know I offer once off 1:1 sessions too? Easy to book, no prep needed and I’ll help you make those little tweaks and show you how to habit stack so you can make small but sustainable changes that you will be able to keep up long term. Send me a DM if you are ready to book, available on Zoom or in on Thursdays.

17/11/2025

💫 Overwhelm and putting yourself first

In a previous video I suggest you do something you love every week, and now I’m inviting you to prioritize yourself every single day. Even if it’s only a small thing.

🫣 Because the housework? Can wait!
❓ Who else will put you first?
❤️ It’s the best way to set an example for your kids that you matter.

Your nervous system will really thank you if you stop the rushing, the panic, the decision fatigue… and look after numbers 1.

I know it’s not easy - and some of you have way more on your plate than I do as you may be a single parent, a carer for a loved one etc. but can you find a little time each day?

➡️ To remind yourself that you are worthy. Important. Lovable.

No supplement can do as much for your nervous system or your mental health.

And let’s be honest, once we are in our 40s we’ve entered our “no f***s given” era right? I know for me to show up in a meaningful way for my family, I have to be better and more consistent at looking after myself.

Some ways;
- Horseriding
- a walk with a friend (doing that tomorrow!)
- a long Epsom salt bath with Netflix
- a meditation
- a cuppa and a couple of chapters of a good book
- some bodywork like a massage, osteopath, Amatsu… my nervous system loves them!

Please share how you show up for yourself below ⬇️ and if you don’t, can you come with some ways to do it? Remember, we are future proofing our 80s here ❤️

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03/11/2025

💫 What foods to add in

Yes yes I’m no actress nor a good and proper influencer and I apologize; BUT the food really can be this simple!

Stop taking things out, stop demonizing any one food or food group (unless you are allergic!) and just. Add. Stuff. In.

It’s not sexy, it’s not exciting but if you don’t do the basics the supplements, fancy gadgets, workout Programmes etc won’t work! And neither will HRT solve all your issues either…

There is good research around all these things and I’ll give you some reasons why I’ve chosen these specifically:

1. Leafy greens - multiple vital nutrients, also useful for liver support, bone health and used a lot in the MIND diet (dementia prevention)
2. Berries - polyphenol and fiber rich, basically get your gut microbiome doing a happy dance
3. Nuts and seeds - start with walnuts (part of the MIND diet) and flaxseed (phytoestrogen and fiber plus fats)
4. Olive oil - 3-4tbsp a day, can actually help reduce chronic pain and mega polyphenol source for your gut
5. Green tea - super high in antioxidants and yep, polyphenols
6. Kiwi - vitamin C, fiber and enzymes, they help you p**p AND sleep!

Given that we know menopause brings about a change in the gut microbiome, digestive function, cognitive function and decreased liver function these should all help with some of the related symptoms 🥰

I think I will stick to nutritional therapy rather than the stage, but if you like simple tips like this then please like, comment and share!

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